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In Soviet Russia, fart rips YOU!
Is this still a relevant meme? Sorry, I'm old.
Once you hit 40 stop doing that otherwise there's a very high risk you shit yourself. Especially after alcohol and/or coffee
If you've had a fissure in the past then enough violent farts could reopen it. Also if you're taking anything that makes you more prone to tearing (certain medications usually) there's a risk.
If neither of those apply to you then you should be fine.
Is there a tactic I can use to minimize the damage? I've tried spreading cheek, but that seems to just pull everything taught and results in more explosiveness.
Seriously speaking, sometimes its fun to let it rip forcefully but you should probably allow to escape naturally to avoid aforementioned torn bungholes.
Having acknowledged that, 10/10 thread - your prose is rythmically pleasing and we coupd all always do with a poop chuckle
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Get yourself one of these
Careful or you'll blow an o-ring!
I imagine if you have enough fiber, you're fine. I could definitely see issues if you already have low fiber issues and then go to rip a huge one, it could feel unpleasant. I've spent approximately zero minutes in medical school, but I imagine it's like stomach ulcers and spicy food. It won't give you the problem, but it can aggravate an already existing problem.
You make them sound adorable when you call them "farties"
In my house we call em flappers
(But also im pretty sure the answer is no?)
As the self-proclaimed world champion farter, my answer is no. However if you live in a small house of appartment, you may want to open a window or two to avoid damage to non-reinforced windows and don't have any lit candles in the house.
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